Question

12．The long，lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over．
A US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship that had been drifting since last year's tsunami （海嘯），sinking the vessel into waters more than 305 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska and removing the danger it posed to shipping and the coastline on Thursday．
The cutter's guns tore holes in the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru，and then it began to take on water and lean to one side．In about four hours，the ship disappeared into the sea，said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow．
The ship had no lights or communications system，and its tank was able to carry more than 7，570 liters of diesel fuel．Officials，however，didn't know exactly how much fuel was aboard．
"It's less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships，"coast guard spokesman Paul Webb said．
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment．
Ryou-Un Maru was probably among the first wave of the 1.5 million tons of garbage of  refrigerators，washing machines，televisions，roofs and fishing nets heading toward North America since last March when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck Japan．
As the coast guard was ready to fire on the vessel，a Canadian fishing vessel，the 19-meter Bernice C，claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters．
Plans to sink it were paused so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship．A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to drag it．
Then the Canadian boat left，and once it was about 10 kilometers from the Japanese vessel，the Coast Guard began to fire，first with 25 mm shells，then a few hours later with ammunition twice that size．
State officials have been working to test the danger of garbage including materials affected by a damaged nuclear power plant，to see if Alaska residents，seafood or wild animals could be affected．

56．Which of the following is NOT the reason for sinking the Japanese ship？A
A．It had no lights or communications system．
B．It might be washed up onto the shore．
C．It was a danger to other passing ships．
D．The oil it carried could pollute the sea．
57．The plan to fire on the Japanese ghost ship was paused becauseD．
A．the ghost ship was beyond the reach of the Coast Guard's guns
B．the shells were not powerful enough to sink the ghost ship
C．state officials worried the ghost ship might give out radiation
D．a(chǎn) Canadian fishing boat wanted to save the ghost ship
58．What's the right order of the events related to the ship of Ryou-Un Maru？
B
a．Its long，lonely voyage came to an end．
b．The US Coast Guard sank it into the sea．
c．The ship began to float across the Pacific Ocean．
d．A big tsunami was caused by great earthquakes．
e．Bernice C claimed rights to save the ghost ship．
   A．a(chǎn)，b，d，c，e     B．d，c，e，b，a     C．b，a，d，c，e     D．c，e，d，a，b
59．Which of the following could be the best title for the passage？C
A．Japanese ghost ship arriving at US
B．Tsunami garbage heading to US
C．Cannon fire sinking Japanese ghost ship
D．Japanese ghost ship polluting the Pacific．

Answer 1

分析 本文敘述了一艘廢棄日本的ghost船被炮火擊沉，文中提到了擊沉的幾個原因，一是它可能會被沖到海岸帶來危險．二是它對來往的船帶來危險．三是它的燃料會給海洋帶來嚴重的污染．

解答 56．A：細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第五段It's less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships和it was safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment．它會運行到岸邊或碰到其他船只，下沉的船比讓燃油蒸發(fā)污染海洋環(huán)境安全風(fēng)險低，可知B，C，D選項均正確，故選A．
57．D：細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段As the coast guard was ready to fire on the ship，a Canadian fishing ship，the 19-meter Bernice C，claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters．一艘加拿大漁船想要救它，故選D．
58．B：內(nèi)容把握題．由全文內(nèi)容可知，本文先寫因一個大的海嘯使得船開始漂浮，開始穿過在伯尼斯洋，船長聲稱要拯救幽靈船的權(quán)利，可是最終美國海岸警衛(wèi)隊把它沉入大海，它漫長的孤獨的旅程結(jié)束了．由順序，故選B．
59．C．標題歸納題．根據(jù)The long，lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over．CA US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire（開炮） into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship 日本幽靈船漫長的孤獨的航行結(jié)束了，美國海岸警衛(wèi)隊對船開炮了．且全文都圍繞這一事件來寫，故選C．

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